Great voices, new productions and raw emotions await you at Palau de les Arts.
The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía features a programme for its 2026-2027 season that will delight opera lovers.
From Verdi to Mozart, via Adams, Wagner or Bizet, the stage of this Valencian temple will become a home for opera, featuring major productions, top-tier conductors and international voices.
And yes, you are going to cry, be moved, and leave the theatre with goosebumps.
Here are the must-see events!
Full programme
17 and 18 September 2026 — “Estètica i massacre” by Carles Prat
A contemporary proposal reflecting on the contradictions of today's society, blending the beauty of art with the harsh reality in a striking staging.
2, 4, 7, 10, 12 and 15 October 2026 — “Carmen” by Georges Bizet
This story tells how a woman devoted to her work in the tobacco industry crosses paths with a soldier who ends up losing his head—and his mind—over her.
25 October 2026 — “Riccardo Primo” by Georg Friedrich Händel
A Baroque gem recounting how King Richard the Lionheart travels to Cyprus to rescue his betrothed, but encounters a tyrant who will do everything possible to complicate his life and wedding.
10, 13, 16, 19 and 22 December 2026 — “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner
One of the most mysterious and epic romantic fables in musical theatre.
A knight arrives on a swan to rescue a damsel in distress, on the sole condition that she must never ask him who he is or where he comes from.
19, 21, 24, 26 and 29 January 2027 — “La clemenza di Tito” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A political drama where betrayal and forgiveness play a game of deception.
An emperor discovers that his best friend and the woman he loves are conspiring to get rid of him, placing him in the dilemma of punishing or forgiving.
28 February and 3, 7, 10 and 13 March 2027 — “Simon Boccanegra” by Giuseppe Verdi
A corsair turned ruler attempts to bring peace to his people while desperately searching for his missing daughter, surrounded by enemies and conspiracies that obstacle his path.
22, 24, 28 and 30 April and 2 May 2027 — “Nixon in China” by John Adams
A 20th-century classic reviving the historic and surreal 1972 meeting between US President Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong in the midst of the Cold War in the form of an opera.
4, 9, 12, 15 and 17 June 2027 — “Adriana Lecouvreur” by Francesco Cilea
The grand finale of the season is provided by the great theatrical actress starring in this story. She falls in love with the wrong man and ends up in open warfare with a powerful princess who decides to take revenge in the most twisted way possible.
